The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) is an EU initiative to protect the environment by reducing the amount of electrical equipment including PCs, servers, printers, laptops and other electrical products going into landfill sites.

Please click here for more details of products that are included in the WEEE Directive.

The WEEE Directive is introduced on 1st July 2007 – WEEE Day. Misco will undertake their responsibility as both a Producer and a Distributor to dispose of these goods in line with European legislation.

Misco will work with our customers who request assistance with treatment, recovery, recycling and environmentally sound disposal of any IT products.

Please contact your Account Manager for further information or email weee@misco.co.uk.

For additional information regarding disposal services offered by Misco, for products that are outside the scope of the WEEE directive, please click here.

Disposal of item(s) is determined by the manufacturer of the specific product and falls under ‘Producer Responsibility’ or ‘Distributor Responsibility’.

Producer Responsibility

Misco undertake responsibility for the following brands:

• Wintergreen
• Systemax
• Misco Saver
• Qlty
• Ultra

Please click here for details on recycling the brands listed above.


Distributor Responsibility

For all other brands that Misco supply we undertake our obligations as a distributor.

Misco are not obligated to provide any schemes for the disposal of business WEEE, as the Producer is responsible for the collection, treatment, recovery and disposal.

Please click here for further information on disposal of other brands supplied by Misco.

Part of Misco’s obligation as a distributor is to offer a take back scheme and we have partnered with Valpak to fulfill these obligations for Misco and the disposal of WEEE.

You can find out more about the environmental aspects of products when they become waste, an explanation of the symbols and the location of your nearest recycling centre by visiting: www.recycle-more.co.uk

If you have any further enquiries regarding the Misco WEEE Policy Statement please contact: weee@misco.co.uk

The RoHS Directive, also known as EU Directive 2002/95/EG, went into affect on July 1st, 2006 in Europe.

The RoHS directive mandates that electrical and electronic products put into the European market within EU states shall contain restrictive levels of the following substances:

• Lead (Pb)
• Cadmium (Cd)
• Mercury (Hg)
• Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+)
• Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB)
• Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE)

Misco is fully committed to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including the RoHS Directive which restricts the use of certain hazardous materials in electrical and electronic products.

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